The announcement Thursday that Brussels is officially opening negotiations with Ukraine over EU membership was greeted with jubilation in Kyiv. This is a victory for Ukraine. A victory for all of Europe. A victory that motivates, inspires, and strengthens, said President Volodymyr Zelenskiy.
We have to communicate a realistic picture, and not dreams, to the public, Victoria Melnik, director of the European integration program at the Ukrainian Center for Political and Legal Reform, told a conference last October. The negotiations will last for years. This should be taken into account to avoid frustrations. It will certainly not be a couple of years, says Jennes de Mol, the Dutch ambassador to Kyiv.
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